1. KNUT Rejects Government’s Back to School Offer (Video)
Amid the chaos, the Cabinet is now proposing an extension of the third and final school term to allow students in public schools to recover the time lost owing to the ongoing strike. But the National examinations body KNEC is insisting that it will not alter the examination dates.
2. Kenya Declares Kismayu Fall Iminent
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) declares capture of Kismayu is imminent; extends amnesty to Kenyans fighting in Somalia as Al-Shabaab and asks them to retreat.
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4. Small Scale Tea Farmer’s Revenue at a All Time High
Revenues from tea produced and exported by small-scale farmers rose 12 percent to a record 61.4 billion shillings ($723.20 million) in the year to June due to high prices and favourable foreign exchange rates, the Kenya Tea Development Agency said.
5. Strikes Expose the Gap Between the Rich and the Poor
The new wave of strikes show just how large the gap is between the rich and the poor in the country. Standard looks into it a little deeper.
6. Why Coffee and Alcohol Cause Dehydration
You have heard it said time and time again that coffee and alcohol (not necessarily together) can cause dehydration. Why does this happen? The Atlantic looks into it. (Video)
7. Interest Rate Spread too High, Says CBK Governor
“Fifteen percent on average is too huge. We have looked at comparable countries and we see that they range between four and six percent while ours is between 12% and 15%. It’s really not acceptable and we have to ask ourselves; what do we need to do?” Ndung’u said at the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) conference in Nairobi.
8. 5.6 Million Under age Facebook Users – and that’s just the USA
An estimated 5.6 million Facebook clients about 3.5 percent of its U.S. users are children who the company says are banned from the site.
Facebook and many other web sites bar people under age 13 because the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requires web sites to give special treatment to children 12 or younger. The law aims to stop marketers prying personal information from children or using their data to advertise to them. Sites must get parental permission before allowing children to enter, and must take steps to protect privacy.